Bistro at Brookdale
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OLD MENU
Last verified or updated by the venue on 1st Jun 2026.
--- This menu is a sample menu designed to showcase what the restaurant offers & it may differ from the exact menu available. Kindly contact the restaurant if you have any questions. ---
TO START
Open your mind and palate to the Paarl Winelands
Green Gazpacho
Avocado, cucumber, green apple, grape, celery & parsley, smoked trout
R 135.00
Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé
Gorgonzola, mature cheddar, waldorf salad
R 140.00
Duck Liver Paté
Crispy chicken skin, grape compote, raisin purée, port gel
R 150.00
Trout Tartar
Lourensford trout, spring onion, pickled ginger, sesame, avocado, rice cracker, red thai curry yuzu dressing
R 180.00
Beef Carpaccio
Fillet, parmesan reggiano, capers, brown pickle onion, toasted pine nuts, black garlic mayonnaise, potato chips, wild rocket, rio largo olive oil
R 200.00
Spice Battered Prawns
Prawns, spice batter, crushed cucumber salad with poppy seed, chilli & sweet and sour vinaigrette, curry mayo
R 190.00
Smoked Snoek Paté
Smoked snoek, house pickled cucumber, toasted brioche
R 120.00
Mushroom Risotto
Mushroom, pickled shimeji, mushroom foam & dust
From R 130.00
Pea Purée Risotto
Garden Peas, cheese biscuit & bacon crumble
From R 130.00
MAIN COURSE
Explore your favourites or find something completely new
Mushroom Springroll
BBQ king oyster mushroom, portabelini shitake, pickled shemeji, pak choy, soy emulsion
R 260.00
Pan Seared Fish du Jour
Smashed avocado, cannelini bean & tomato salad, coconut lime & chilli dressing
R 290.00
Tandoori Chicken
Charred deboned thigh skewer, peanut mint & coriander chutney crisp onion, tomato sambal, cumin curd, carrot atchaar & poppadum
R 250.00
Confit Leg of Duck
Confit leg of duck & crisp breast, sweet potato purée, pak choy, fine beans & ginger gastrique
R 365.00
Moroccan Lamb
Lamb rump, labneh, pomegranate, preserved lemon, crispy aubergine & chakalaka jus
R 360.00
Pork Chop
300g Pork chop on the bone, potato, bacon & pea salad, apple & fennel and pork jus
R 325.00
Tallow Aged Sirloin
300g Char-grilled sirloin, carrot purée, braaied carrot, potato anna crisp, peppercorn jus
R 330.00
SIDES
Hand cut fries
R 45.00
Char grilled mielie with harissa mayonnaise
R 65.00
Char grilled gem lettuce
Gem lettuce, avocado, capers, pickled red onion, wakame seaweed dressing
From R 75.00
Broccoli & avocado salad
Mustard and maple dressing, green pumpkin seeds & crispy onion
R 75.00
TO FINISH
Lemongrass Cremeaux
Lemongrass sorbet, lemon curd, pineapple spuma sponge, pineapple salsa
R 135.00
Cape Malay Koeksister Soufflé
Cardamom & cinnamon anglaise, kulfi gelato, cinnamon crumble
R 140.00
Gluten Free Cannoli
Soy caramel, chantilly cream, salted peanut, black sesame & coconut ice cream, toasted coconut crumble
R 135.00
Cheese Board
Artisanal cheese, crackers & preserves
R 190.00
WINTER MENU
Last verified or updated by the venue on 1st Jun 2026.
This menu is a sample menu designed to showcase what the restaurant offers & it may differ from the exact menu available. Kindly contact the restaurant if you have any questions.
TO START
Open your mind and palate to the Paarl Winelands.
Duck Liver Pâté
Crispy Chicken Skin, Raisin Purée, Port Gel, Grape Compote with Toasted Ciabatta.
R 150.00
Crispy Chinese Potato Dumpling
Soy Sesame Vinaigrette, Shitake, Scallion &
a Mushroom Emulsion
a Mushroom Emulsion
R 135.00
Country Pâté
Pork, Duck, Pistachio, Cranberry, Smokey Bacon, Homemade Sweet Mustard, Pickled Cucumber.
R 135.00
Capeletti
Rich Bon e Broth & Young Parmesan.
R 135.00
Chef Gary’s Signature Risotto’s - Spiced Prawn (Starter)
Battered Prawn, Saffron Foam & Charcoal Tuille.
Main | R320
Main | R320
R 165.00
Chef Gary’s Signature Risotto’s - Mushroom (Starter)
Picked Shimeji, Mushroom Dust & Foam.
Main | R 260
Main | R 260
R 130.00
Chef Gary’s Signature Risotto’s - Butternut (Starter)
Butternut Purée, Gorgonzola, Pine Nuts & Sage.
Main | R 260
Main | R 260
R 130.00
Mussels Meunière (Starter)
Fresh West Coast Mussels, Chenin Blanc, Sofrito, Butter Parsley with Toasted Baguette.
Main | R 230
Main | R 230
R 120.00
MAIN COURSE
Explore your favourites or find something completely new...
Slow Braised Oxtail
In Red Wine & Rosemary Sauce, Creamed Samp, Buttered Baby Carrots, Pearl Onions & Gremolata.
R 290.00
Bouillabaisse
A Provençale Fish Stew, Mussels, Prawns & Octopus, Saffron, Pernod, Toasted Baguette & Rouille.
R 380.00
Coq au Vin
Ballontine of Chicken, Bacon, Mush room, Onion & Red Wine.
R 245.00
Pan Seared Fish du Jour
Celeriac Purée with Lemon, Caper, Gherkin & Parsley Beurre Noisette, Toasted Almond & Kale.
R 265.00
Char-Grilled Loin of Venison
Braised Red Cabbage, Poach ed Pear, Pecan Praline & Juniper Jus.
R 295.00
Char Grilled Cabbage
Gratinated with Plant Based Cheese, Pangratata, Smokey BBQ Oyster Mushroom Sosatie & Ginger Tarator.
R 230.00
Confit Leg of Duck & Crisp Breast
Sweet Potato Puree, Pak Choy, Fine Beans & Ginger Gastrique.
R 365.00
Char Grilled Pork Chop
Honey Roasted Apple & Turnip with Bacon & Cider Sauce.
R 325.00
Char Grilled Fillet of Beef
Potato Pave, Soubise, Mason Road Syrah Jus.
R 370.00
SIDES
Hand cut fries
R 35.00
Char grilled mielie with harissa mayonnaise
R 40.00
Char grilled gem lettuce
Gem lettuce, avocado, capers, pickled red onion, wakame seaweed dressing.
R 65.00
Broccoli & avocado salad
Mustard and maple dressing, green pumpkin seeds & crispy onion.
R 75.00
TO FINISH
Finish on a sweet note.
Tonka Bean Chocolate Log
Orange Chantilly, Almon d Crumble & Almond Crunch Gelato.
R 135.00
Warm Carrot & Date Pudding
Candied Carrot, Butters cotch Anglaise & Fireball Whiskey Ice Cream.
R 135.00
Opera Cake
Vanilla Mousse, Caramelised Hazelnuts , Malted Nougat & Kahlua Hazelnut Gelato.
R 145.00
Cheese Board
Artisanal Cheese, Crackers & Preserves.
R 190.00
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